Aviemore was the chosen venue for the first Club Winter Weekend of 2025. The hostel was in popular demand, filling up quickly after we had secured three rooms. Fourteen club members were booked into the hostel plus additional members making their own arrangements so a big weekend away was in… Continue reading
The Mountain First Aid course over 2 days was very well anchored in outdoor mountaineering and rock climbing contexts. Our Instructor Matt Hutson (Mountainsandmoors Ltd) used his wide experience in expeditions, mountaineering and outdoor leadership to provide actual examples of things that happened and how to deal with them. So… Continue reading
No there were no pasties. And no sausage rolls. Various York MC Members have visited Gregs, though, and some have slept there. Gregs Hut is an open bothy, possibly the highest building to sleep in, in England (??). It is at 730 metres (higher than most English mountain summits) on… Continue reading
England ! Thy beauties are tame and domestic to one who has roved over mountains afar. Oh, for the crags that are wild and majestic ! The steep frowning glories of dark Lochnagar. So there we we again (the fifth ascent for each of us) on top of… Continue reading
Glen Dessary begins near the tidy tourism of the Caledonian Canal, somewhat north of Fort William past the Commando memorial. Twenty miles to the west, the glen ends at a pass on the edge of some of the most rugged terrain in Britain – the Rough Bounds of Knoydart. The… Continue reading
Almost two weeks ago, the frenchies went for their very first scottish winter trip. Conditions looked tricky, with a lot of fresh snow blown by the wind, and a thaw. But flexibility of the van and the fact that discovering prevailed on seeking hard routes made it a memorable trip.… Continue reading
July and August came showery and uncertain. In July Angela and I were steered by the weather to the east of the A9 where the vast plateau of A’Bhuidheanach Beag and Carn na Caim is notable chiefly for its emptiness. Even in clear weather, the navigation should not be under-estimated.… Continue reading
Continuing our club tradition stretching over 20 years, May Day is often the time to take a step off the beaten track, in a wee tent or a cosy bothy (before the midges awaken…..). Watching deer from the front door, red squirrels on the track, gathering wood in the gloaming,… Continue reading
Thomson Holidays don’t include the Highlands as a winter sun package; but with miserable weather flooding in across the North Sea, the forecast was there for the north and west. Paul and I drove to Glen Shiel before finding a hill which met our criteria: something new with blue sky… Continue reading
“And the dawn comes up like thunder………. “ Not in Mandalay; …….but in Glen Shiel. And as the light climbed into the sky, likewise we climbed to the airy ridge. The ridge uncurls itself in front of your feet. A green serpent. Miles after mile after mile of it. Generally… Continue reading
